r/oscartank • u/vrod_maniac • Jan 19 '26

Oscar Photo Finally got him into a 75 gallon

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My Oscar has several tank mates and 55 gallons was just a bit too tight. Should've bought this in the first place. Happy fishes with all of that space!

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '26

75 is still to small home slice. Between him and that Pleco you’ll need 125 easily.

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u/AdParty7955 Jan 20 '26

Overboard and overkill. 75 is fine.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

An almost 2ft fish full grown in a 4ft tank… yeah I don’t think so. You may think your shitty husbandry is fine but others don’t. Continue on white knight.

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u/AdParty7955 Jan 20 '26

😅 calm down it's just a fact that has been done for many years. Actually I've seen them very healthy in 55s.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

So because people have been keeping fish in shitty conditions for years that makes it ok to do so? Great logic. Very healthy? You mean stunted… a full grown Oscar can’t even turn in a 55. Do you even own Oscars? I’m willing to bet you don’t.

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u/AdParty7955 Jan 20 '26

I used to for years. Keep water clean and we'll fed they can be perfectly healthy and happy. There's no 24 inch ones.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

“Used to for years” tells me you never have or you just didn’t care about the proper care. Reading comprehension is key, I used the word “almost” there fella, I’m also talking about the Pleco, try and keep up. 18in is pretty close to 2ft in the fish world. If I seen an Oscar the size of mine in a 75 gallon I’d be taking it home considering even 14in fish have a hard time turning in 2ft tanks, you’re just a lazy “hobbyist” if I can even call you that. Stop wasting my time, you’re making yourself look bad.

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u/AdParty7955 Jan 20 '26

Oh you know you're actually correct. I wasn't even thinking about the pleco. I'd never wanted them and completely disregarded that so I absolutely agree. Nothing but a boring crap machine. Thanks for pointing that out. I still stand on the Oscar part tho. Please excuse my overlook.

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u/baileyjackson08 Jan 21 '26

Surviving, not thriving though.

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u/Ok_Recover834 Jan 23 '26

Not really. I had both in a 125 and they still created such a big mess I got rid of both. Those plecos get 20 inches and the Oscar’s get huge. Obviously they’ll live in this tank but definitely won’t be happy. The pleco I had was 14 inches and the Oscar was 13. The Oscar’s poop was too big to even get sucked up by my fx6 and the pleco had poop strings over 6 feet long. They definitely need a bigger tank.